The regulator says this exceptional step was taken only when vb.ly did not respond to inquiries (vb.ly denies this).

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On behalf of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, Peter Black AM said that they had only asked the assembly to overturn the disqualification because this was an exceptional case.

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"You only do an acquisition of this size and scale if you find an exceptional company, which Tumblr is, " Ms. Mayer said Monday.

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Athene Donald, Professor of Experimental Physics at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, is one of only five exceptional female scientists from around the globe to receive an award this year.

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Given the exceptional performance of this fund in our portfolios, we were surprised that Morningstar only gives ARGFX two stars.

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